While the presence of algae in Antarctica was noted by long-ago expeditions, such as the one by British explorer Ernest Shackleton, its full extent was unknown. Antarctica conjures images of an ...

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

A Chinese study has revealed how a type of algae adapts to cold temperatures in Antarctica with special proteins and enzymes. Chlorella is a genus of unicellular green algae distributed all over the ...

Microscopic red algae, responsible for a phenomenon also known as watermelon snow or blood snow, are proliferating due to global warming and in turn accelerating it ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

Picture: Peter Harmsen/Australian Antarctic Division Poo, or guano, from Adelie penguins was collected and fed into man-made ...

The warming waters have attracted species previously unseen in the Antarctic, such as a spider crab normally found south of Chile. There is also a blooming of green algae which is vital for the local ...

The strength of the current – which flows clockwise around Antarctica – also acts as a barrier that stops invasive species washing up on the continent's shores. Algae and molluscs could more ...